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14 years ago

I forgot to attach the picture so I'll repost:

Hi - this is my first year attempting to save seeds. I let some Aquadulce pods get black and crispy on the vine and I've attached a pic of the variations I've found. The far left one (which looks best) came from a pod which was not completely black, while the other three did. What are the black spots on the hulls of the next two and should I save those? I hulled one with black spots and it didn't seem to follow through to the eatable part. Finally, what happened to the poor little brown one on the far right?

Thanks!

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remy_gw
14 years ago
Hi,
Sorry your first seed saving attempt is not going too well. I don't know what the black spots are. I've never seen that before. They shouldn't have them though. I think it is a coincidence that the not as dry pod had a better looking bean. Normally with seed problems not all the seed get affected.
The bean to the far right is what sometimes happens to a seed in a pod. The fertilization didn't happen completely and the seed can't fully develop so you will occasionally see some runty seeds like that. Toss them.
Hopefully someone will chime in with what the black spots are.
Remy
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